“Chapter one…” – local authors and library volunteers pose for an article in the Camden New Journal to celebrate the National Libraries Day at Primrose Hill Library (it’s fairly obvious which one is Stephen).
In the press…
Author Archives: Stephen Oram
Meet the author…
On National Libraries Day at Primrose Hill Community Library, Stephen read from his debut novel Quantum Confessions, talked about the inspiration behind his work and answered questions on a variety of topics such as anarchy, being an author and the ultimate observer.
What’s the point of prohibition?
As ever, I’m coming at this from a lay-person’s point of view. I have nothing more than an average understanding of the law, so please read on in that spirit.
To prohibit is defined in the dictionary as the act to forbid by authority or law. Prohibition is often used to define a period when alcohol is prohibited, but I’m going to use it as a general term for the legal prohibition of anything.
There are lots of things that are prohibited and the law is there to make sure we obey. Some of these are obvious and talked about semi-openly in public, such as drug prohibition. Some are so built into the fabric of our society that we don’t even recognise them as prohibition. For example, public nudity which is described by the CPS as, “…acting in a way that does not conform to the normal standards of society that require people to be clothed in public…”